Kay Baker b. c.1950

Biography
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Region: Kanpi, APY LANDS, S.A.

Kay Baker was born in the early 1950s near the remote community of Pukatja (Ernabella) in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia. Her father was the famous Pitjantjatjara artist Jimmy Baker, whose early career was as a “baker” of bread, then he became a stockman, tending to sheep. He moved to Ernabella Mission in the early 1930s, and Kay grew up here until she was 12, before moving back to her mother’s country near Mimili.

 

In the early 2000s, Kay was the major instigator in the establishment of the Tjunku Palya Arts Centre at Kaltjiti (Fregon). Kay went to the Lutheran Yirara College in Mparntwe (Alice Springs) before moving back to Kaltjiti in SA, where she worked at the Kaltjiti Art Centre and learned arts and craft practices, primarily batik, from her grandmother. Kay was also integral to the establishment of the small community of Kanpi in the APY Lands.

 

Kay is the mother of widely exhibited artists Teresa and Kani (Patricia) Tunkin Baker, and grandmother to emerging artist Clarise Tunkin. Kay now spends her time between her community in South Australia and Mparntwe  in the Northern Territory. Kay is a confident and creative artist, painting the stories of Malilu (a significant ancestral woman from Kanpi) and the Emu (Kalaya) Dreaming. 

 

Kay paints with considerable seniority and cultural authority. Her style of painting is varied and dynamic, and she is highly sought-after for her textured dotting style and mastery of bright, vibrant colour palettes.

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  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    52 x 46 cm
    20 1/2 x 18 1/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    $ 550.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    27 x 100 cm
    10 5/8 x 39 3/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Sold
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    30 x 30 cm
    11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    $ 220.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2025
    45 x 60 cm
    17 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Sold
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024, acrylic on Belgian linen, 100 x 49 cm
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    119 x 43 cm
    46 7/8 x 16 7/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    $ 1,750.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024, acrylic on Belgian linen, 60 x 90 cm
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    60 x 90 cm
    23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Sold
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024, acrylic on linen, um!
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    90 x 44 cm
    35 3/8 x 17 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    $ 1,250.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024, acrylic on Belgian linen, 60 x 90 cm
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    60 x 90 cm
    23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2024
    $ 1,500.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    54 x 84 cm
    21 1/4 x 33 1/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    $ 1,250.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    100 x 49 cm
    39 3/8 x 19 1/4 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    60 x 90 cm
    23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    $ 1,350.00
  • Minma Malilu by Kay Baker
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    60 x 120 cm
    23 5/8 x 47 1/4 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Sold
  • kay-baker-minyma-malilu-60x90cm-$1350-tiaa-kb202312
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    60 x 90 cm
    23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Sold
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    50 x 95 cm
    19 3/4 x 37 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    $ 1,400.00
  • kay-baker-minyma-malilu-60x78cm-$1100-tiaa-kb202319
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    60 x 78 cm
    23 5/8 x 30 3/4 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Sold
  • kay-baker-minyma-malilu-64x90cm-$1500-tiaa-kb202325
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    64 x 90 cm
    25 1/4 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Minyma Malilu, Kay Baker, 2023, acrylic on linen, 60 x 90 cm
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    60 x 90 cm
    23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2023
    $ 1,350.00
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2022, acrylic on linen
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2022
    78 x 121 cm
    30 3/4 x 47 5/8 inches
    acrylic on Belgian linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2022
    $ 3,000.00
  • Minyma Maliu by Kay Baker, 2022, acrylic on linen, 90 x 120 cm
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2022
    90 x 120 cm
    35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Sold
  • Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2022
    47 x 119 cm
    18 1/2 x 46 7/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2022
    $ 800.00 SALE - was $990
  • Kay Baker, Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2021
    Kay Baker
    Minyma Malilu by Kay Baker, 2021
    60 x 90 cm
    23 5/8 x 35 3/8 inches
    acrylic on linen
    Sold
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